Wire package



May 26 1953y J. H. sMlTH 2,639,873

` WIRE PACKAGE Original Filed Feb. 24, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l xxxxlx x IN VEN TOR.

YMay 26, 1953 J. H. sMlTH 2,639,873

WIRE PACKAGE original Filed Feb. 24, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l INVgNToR. n. 5mn.. BY 4 Patented May 26, 1953 TED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE WIREPAcKAGE John H; Smith, Wauwatosa,- yWis.; assigner toX General CableCorporaton, Newf Yc'ilrl'Y., ,a corporation offNeWJersey cember" 21;

1948. Divided ahd= this applicationt 8" Claims.

This? invention relates to! a wire container` and`V package in which the wire is Wounddn. a' coilin` such relation to the container that the'wireI can bepayed outfrom the inside of.V the coil.

This `amnlication'is a: division o. my application Serial l1\lo.5'79,654', iiled'February- 24,1945.,- now Patent No. 2,457,094 of December 21,1948; .which claims the methooll of: packaging` Wire disclosedherein.-

An object'ofthe invention is to provide an improved package or container for wire. In. placek Iofr the conventional spool this Vinvention employs a-can or` similar package and, in so doing,.obtainsbetter` production for the wire Witha-container that is lighter than thecustomary:A spool.

An objectofthe invention is .toprov-ide an improved Wire package-:formed by.' constructing a.

container around-a coilof Wire While the wirere-V mains on the supportingmeans on which thecoil was Wound. The supporting means are'removed afterv the. container has vbeen constructed'.

In accordance with one feature of the invention-l the. Wire .is Wound. around amandrel .andbetvveenz annular discs thatare hackedv upY and reinforced by 'anges on the mandrel during thewinding operation. After the coilhas been-Woundto-a-pre.

determineddiameter it is coveredfby a cylindricall shell that is connected to the annular discs so as to form a canthatf comprises the containeror.

package kortheA coil oi Wire.

Other features'reiate to the lining'of the container and 'to theformand'correlation of. theend.

discs-and connecting shell for obtaining strong and'tightroll'ed-over seams thatsecure the` endf discs to the cylindrical shell.

Spools have end flanges held together. by. adrum onI which the Wire is Wound and'v theseV liangesflnust'be rigid and heavy enough to support the wire rmly and'to prevent bending of' their outer rim portions.4 With this invention the-discs that take the place of' the end flanges need .notl

be'made of such heavy material because theyare braced by the' mandrel flanges againstbendin'gl dl'iri'ngyth'e Windingoi' the coil and in the corn-- pleted. package their outer edges are connected? together andsupported by a cylindrical 'coverth'at' formsv the body' or side of` the canor container.

Thesaving in" the Weightv of "theiend'flange's more" than' makes upA iortlieact ythat the cylindiialf.

For those'typ'es of Wirethathave insulation" whichdeteriora'tes 'with'continued' exposurel tp the;A

2. air 1,;liefpackagew of` thisinvention can be provided with .coversandngruyseaidtd prevntsucn exf posure ofh thefinsulation while the Wire is beiri'g sliilllgecll adwlil? it is being lel.' a j-Obb'er retailer, orcustonnerprior toits use; Other. objects; features andi advantages ofA the' invention*` vvil1` appearV orlbe pointed' out as`^ the de'- scription llro'c'eedsl.` n

In the drawings; forming a' part hereof, ln'- Which i-llil'StratveA nlbxoiil'et's' Off the invention are shown an'd'in which like reere'rviocharacters indicate correspondin'g'fparrs, in anule' views;

Figure iis aviwpartlfy inel'evatin; butmcsuy inlongitudinai'section; illustratingtneimanner in' which atooil"0i"'vi`f'11""is` Wll Orl ann'i'an'dielb# t een enddiS'S accddar with tlii'sl'invlftion.

Figurez i's a' frag' `-eiitarv'sectionalviev'taker onth'elineZ-g of Figur "1Q .y Figurei'isafra l ntary'longitudinalsectiorlal view'of "tl"ie c'oiloff gurel after `the'ipaclage has' been completed and the mandrel removed;

Figure" 4"`is `a"l fragmentary" sectional 'vieiv 'sliovfing a" modi'iiedconstruction for" one`- end" ofthe wirejcontai r'illiistratedi F'gur'e' Figure 5 y fragment transverseseetionai View illustra lngtlie application 'ofpadding o'r' liningjlmatenartc the outside'4 ofthe cemplsrdccil: Figure Slis-1a viexv sini'ilar to? Figure" but'. illustrating' a subsequent: stepih` which the padding' material is reduced to a uniform" diameter,

l Figur'evis' a lngtudinaisjectonal View, partly broken away; Showing a'niodied' form of"th" `e"in"` ventiollthat is partcularlysutable for' coil-"S" 0'1"" larger' size,l and shoviing'tli'e construction' of the* mandrel'onlv'fhicli th'eA coilliswoundf Figure'j 8J is a seoti nal View taken" onlthe line 8f-8f`ofFigure7- l Figure I9'1`i's afJ detailE sectionalview" showing' thev endsof the' cylindrical' slie'lllof Figurf'e '7 alter' they"v havelleentiirned over' to sealv the package.'

Figure-"10 4is a sectionalviefw shovving'thelinvention v/'itha center cone' frholing the' containerv and.VT foncortrollingitlie Wire asiitsidrawn'out of' the container. s y

Figure isno'wsja iarderl with' spacedfnanges or ead plates Hi and" l2; one-or' bother trier flanges`- l andl aref detacllablfcmitlie drei? |u, an@ Aalteran@ tile-j ditaricetetween thenifl an eadjulsted's "that the 'mandrel issuitjl ofdiffrenr lengths? Ah: nulardiscsxl v fle, wilma-'awwrormtieenasf of' tliefcafn f Y Y hjthecoilof the"\vireis"tobe"l eniesei; are located the" mandrer le* and? s the# confronting* faces of the unige-s; fr

The end discs I3 and I4 desirably are of light gauge sheet metal and of somewhat larger diameter than the anges I I and I2` The thickness of the sheet metal parts is exaggerated in the drawing for clearer illustration. The flanges II and I2 back up the end discs I3 and I4 and prevent these discs from bending during the winding of the coil.

Between the end discs I3 and I4 a coil of Wire I5 is Wound about the mandrel I0 until the diameter of the coil I6 reaches a predetermined value. This diameter will be somewhat less than the diameter of the end discs I3 and I4 because the outer edges of these end discs are not held against bending by the flanges II and I2. It is necessary to have the end discs I3 and I4 extend somewhat beyond the outer edges of the flanges II and I2 in order to permit attachment of the rims of the end discs to a cylindrical shell I 'I that forms the side of the nal package.

It is advantageous to have the opening through the inside of the coil I6 slightly larger than the openings through the end discs I3Y and I4 so that the turns of the coil I6 are held against displacement Vacross the entire end faces of the coil. In order to increase the diameter of the opening through the coil I6 a wrapping I8 is placed around the mandrel I0 between the end discs I3 and I4 prior to winding the coil of wire IB, this wrapping serving as a lining for the coil of wire. This wrapping is preferably made of paper or other soft material that serves as padding for preventing the wire from coming in contact with the surface of the mandrel I0. This wrapping I8 may be wound as a helix from strips of paper, or other material, having pointed ends that are cut to the necessary angle for winding around the mandrel I0 without leaving any of the surface of the mandrel exposed. When the wrapping I8 is Wound as a helix it is preferably provided with a pulling tab I9 at the beginning of the helix which is accessible from the hollow center of the coil after the mandrel has been removed. When the package is ready for use the wrapping IB can be conveniently removed by gripping this tab and pulling. The inner end of the wire is preferably connected with the end of the helical wrapping remote from the tab I9 so that it will be drawn out with the Wrapping I8. y

Instead of winding the wrapping I8 around the mandrel as a helix this wrapping may be a paper tube split longitudinally in such a manner that the tube can be collapsed and extracted from the center of the coil in the nal package. This constructionv is illustrated in Figure 10, the split tube being designated 38. As illustrated, the inside diameter of the split tube 38 is equal to the diameter of the central openings through the end discs I3, I4. When using a collapsible tube the lead end 20 of the Wire is preferably fastened to the tube so that it will be drawn out with the tube when the tube is collapsed and Withdrawn.

The wrapping I 8 may also be made up of a sheet of paper, or other suitable material, having a width equal to the length of the mandrel that is to be covered. This sheet is Wrapped around the mandrel a number of times to obtain the desired thickness of padding. In this case the leadend of the Wire is fastened to the lead end of the sheet in such a manner that it is interleaved between the successive layers of paper as the sheet is wrapped around the mandrel. This construction causes the lead end Of the wire to come out of the center of the coil with the paper when the latter is twisted out of the coil.

In the preferred construction, padding or lining material is provided between the ends of the wire coil and the end discs I3 and I4, and also between the outside of the coil and cylindrical shell I'I. The lining for the ends of the container comprises annular discs 2l and 22 which may be made of paper and placed against the end discs I3 and I4 before the coil is wound on the mandrel. The openings through the centers of the discs 2l and 22 are substantially equal to the diameter of the mandrel I0, and these discs are held apart and against the end discs I3 and I4 by the wrapping I8 applied before the coil is wound.

After the coil is completed, its outside may be covered with a wrapping of sheet material 23, for example corrugated paper, that serves as a lining for the side wall of the container and fills up the space left by the difference in the diameters of the coil I3 and of the end discs I3 and I4.

If the wire package is to be used for paying out Wire in series with other similarly packaged coils of wire the outer end of the wire I6, upon completion of the winding operation, is led in to a location that is accessible through the opening at the inside of the coil. As shown in Figure 2, the end disc I3 is shown provided with a radial corrugation 25 which provides a clearance at the end of the coil I6 through which the outer end of the Wire can be inserted. An opening is provided in the mandrel in such a manner that the outer end portion 26 of the Wire, when pushed inwardly through passageway or recess 25 to bring its end to the center of the opening at the inside of the coil, may be in a position such as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.

With the inner and outer ends 20 and 2B of the coiled wire both accessible from the opening through the coil the inner end 20 can be spliced to the outer end of a similarly packaged coil, and the outer end 26 can be spliced to the beginning of another similarly packaged coil of Wire so that any number of coils can be payed out successively without stopping to make connections. This is useful when laying communication lines quickly from a moving vehicle. The end portion 26 is located behind the disc 2| in Figures 1 and 2, but this disc 2| does not interfere with the wire because the disc 2| is knocked down by the end portion 26 as soon as the remainder of the coil I6 is Withdrawn from the container.

It is a feature of the invention that the outer shell I'I is connected to the end discs I3 and I4 while the coil remains on the mandrel I0 with the end discs I3 and I4 backed up by the flanges II and I2. In the construction illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 the end discs I3 and I4 are provided with flanged rims that extend in opposite directions away from the coil, and the shell II is somewhat longer than the length of the coil plus the lengths of the flanged rims of the end discs so that the opposite ends 'II of the shell I'I can be spun or turned over to a U-shaped contour that embraces the flanged rims of the end discs in the manner illustrated in Figure 3.

In order to prevent possible scratching of the wire, and particularly the insulation thereof when the container is constructed around a coil of insulated Wire, the center openings through the end discs I3 and I4 desirably are provided acometer 5i wit-inlips; on' beads` 23. t. These.:y lipsi, which@ aise?. reinforce the container, aremaderbyrrollingt':over; the edges; of i the'. center.: openingsa through..- the; endr discs; to; provide'u a: smQotnsnrfacef; across'y which the Wire-1canaslidexasiit isfpnll'ed' ou'd ofi thef can `andito provideaa bead':for."lnJldin'fg;v coversy on the Aends ofit'heacan;

The;4 centen opening/sx of: the;- can: or container? can be: closed: with cap: 29; thatrhas, sid-ef.- porL- i tionsA Whichr snap:` over: the roundedfbeadof the lip', 283--, The: sideff, portions yof tl1erfca1;i.i gripJ the: bead; firmly soxthat theycapi.issheldxinposition; untilA removed;` -byj force.; There; isser: gasket 38; of rubber orf other suitable .gasketl materiatpheldi inria.1,peripheralJy recess;y in ther cap: 29.'. ll'iisigasAli ketzproyidessa: Watenandifairstight seali;. Ifz des sired, the; outer: side;"portions-.v oct: the capeWhiclrv snap overv the' lipy zermayfhez shortened; or;` ornitrted. In that case the cap should;e-ngagethezalipJ 2li-with: aitight'` friction'al4 contact tuiho'ldd/he; cap inaplace fand tog-provideY a tlght, sealiwithoutr a; gasket. endsiofithe container,y or thea container.: can hei permanently closed at.; one` end. afterfV the.:V manidrei,y is'fremoved.

When! Wire is;v payed. outafrom theeinsideoifa coil, ther' danger; of: snarlingr cana'. be: reduced by: withdrawing the Wire alongiandritlirough:aignide located at the axis of thelcoilu. AsfshownzinaFigureB, the; capzZfi hasianfeyelet 3l! `that is located at.-v the 'center' of the@ cap.; and..constrncterli.x of porcelain; wooda, or other:v smooth-1: material; that 'has:suicient4 strength: to avoid abrasion as. the; Wire: ispulled", through; it; The: container:I mayy be closed 1 during;4 shipment-1 and; storage :y ley:y acap:l 2 ef having.4 no eyeleti and,whenrzthe1 Wire:y is.- to be withdrawn; y.the-1 solid;I caiofcanfv removed; the; leading end: of f thery wires: Withdrawn: and threaded through eyeleti 3.1 of:aniotlzierfcap:29.?.v The .capV 29? with the .eyeletvis then-snapped over the headI 28%, andithe; c01xtaine1is1-- readyffor the;` withdrawal off-wire The necessitmforrtwocapsw can 1 be; avoided, however; bye" providing; an: eyee` lett-I inthe cap thatis used'` for shippingyand plugging the eyelet .3l f witniwanzcork; or: other. soft material 355 that; can bei; removed; Whentheu wire is to `befwithdravvvn from thercontainer.- In; anyecase, it: is necessary; tofremovefthe capffzff# so that the inner liningr- I3-.cani beqwithdrawnt; from .thewcontainen andethe lead -,en-dzofi:thevvvire threadedthrough ztlfieieyelet;vv 32|' .i Aftenthathase been done :thefcan 295:' can"@heereplacedandxwirel withdrawn Y fromfthel cor-itainerrV Eigure 4 shows lana-end. dise. Mathatisiofrsimiie lar: construction to: the :end: I 42,. except; that 'y theceIiter. epeningfhasfnonbead or lipVZhr. The: opening-through theicenteroi thee-'enddise 39e iis-closed by(v a cover` fwhich nts;in-tothe;A openal ing` and is.,permanently@ securedfin .iplacerby sole' l der 363, ori other fasteningrneansf.

Withthis invention thewire 'isrfpayed outifronzn the inside otthef coil; and this tendmttr; ive, the wirea twist.l Whenrvwinding suoli wir tinto: coil freiner/nich the wirewillizbezremovedrat:ther: inside.-itfhasjbeennpronosml tenprei-twist thewvirefY as the.,-coil` is lloeing-v. Wound; this pref--txzs/.isiny loe-ingr intheaoppositefdirection to the'ittvistiw willi; bie-'placedL in .the wire asf-it;`v` is, payed out? Itwy isf' necessaryV with l such. preftwisted coi-1s;l however, that the .Wirefbeiwithdrawnffromstheepifoper: end; of i the coil. Withdrawingsitifromitheewrongend; will add.; tot` the: twistA insteadl ofi; compensating; for the,nretwisting of; the.n Suchv coilsicantv oe packaged in a can having the one end peri manor,itlysl closed asfillustrent@dein Flieg/72B- Similar; lcovers-1inayrbe, provided atllcoth..

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6i? tlrattitf.,idtimpossiblet;tozgtakeithegwire fronrjthexe Wrongpend; of :the can..k

Instead; ofi using;-v the.: corrugated; papel:l 231i to iiiltthezispace: :between thezoutside of fthe; coil; lf'

f and-thesinside surface: of thef container a kplastic g proofing metal partsxsforrocean'v shipments, can-if be applied to thesoutsideziofthe;.coilby dipping. by ,-pouring, by. spraying',- or; byi'aibrush .3 1 'as ill'ustrated-.zin Figure 5;

The; outsidel of' the. coil; I6 ordinarily`v is1inotx;

g smootniandbesta results vcan ,be obtainedfhy-L ap,-

plyingzrthe plastic strippingcornpound 36': ina?, heavy-layer that extends outvvardlyslightly'bee yondthe:ontsicleeedges'ot the end-discs andithen/ cuff-,tingen` excess material, afterit has'oooledi and.hardenedpby'means'ot'facutting tool 339;' ile llistrated; diagrammatically in. Figure 6; This:v trimming; operation: to bringy the diameter. of .5 the; plastiotmaterial down to .theproper:dimensioni, to: fit; smoothly: Witt-iinv1 the: lcan orf packageadesirablyfwill bef done; while. ther coilv le'.l isv still om the mandrel and can be rotated in the same; waysV that Work 4isgrotated: past the cutting tool lof aslatli'ei Alternatively, .the 4amount of plasticfmaterial'i sprayed, brushed, poured or otherwiseA applied; to fithef.I outside of-i the :coi-l mayf'loe; ori-1yr` enouglfi' tosylock the lastlayenofwire inplace, and vtheI remaining. spacev between the; plastic:V material". andy the.;4 ful-l1. diameter: oi?A the.r end discs` may. 'be iilled by Wrapping corrugated:v paper or otherw suitable :material `,around the plasticxmaterial.

When-.the fplasticzrnateralis usedzxto build up; the diameter of theicoref; the; outsider, shell l1 ist. applied ,over the plastic-,material 4.56 in. thegsamef: Way.' that it'isfapplied'over thetcorrugated 'paperfV 23 in Figure l, but the plastic lining providedbyf thesst'ripping material 131i", has, an advantage, over corrugated; paper t in vgtllatii; is strong, enough .to preventheavycoils of t Wiredrom'z becoming looses l and rattling inzthe ,containerz or package.`

Tlieiwire package-,container of this invention* mayrbe: constructed ,around the coil,l ofiv Wire in various@ ways. While the-*package container isv aametal Cantin` the preferrediembodirnents of fthe' invention :iti isf noti essential ithat it be: madev of metal althoughi some ifeatnresof: ther invention claimed herein' doi relatev specifically to zsuch'con.- struction.`

In' tliefconstruction illustratedfin FiguresT lfto7 S the fshellll 'l f has Ta; longitudinal seam thatgmust r' bev-closed :after the's'nell isxapplied to theffcoil; Otherfmethods: of constructing `rthel container can i heused thatpermit the side oi' ythe-can to be preformed-into Aa cylindrical shell with a longitudv naliseam that iswclosed*priorr to the application of the cylindrical shell to the coil of-w-ire.V

Figure 7 showssuchraconstruction.A An. end disc. lais-.vplaoedagainst theflange ll and-.an-4 othenend discall is-placed against-the flange i12; The-disentir is shown-,With an oftsethperipheral rim portion fthatiis. largerthan the diameter of.:`- a cylindrical shell Ila tol which .it is to oonnec-tem This: offset vperipheral :portion dii forms i arcupped riinio substantial depth; The cylin-` drical shell-1113Y` isuprefcrmed-land provided, with l anoutturnedaendnm and intnrnedfendiln: Near the endtflthere isy ,a shoulder 46 fbeyondffwhich f therA cylindrical. shell 43;q is l ofi reducedy dianietenv The: purposeoftthis change diameter; isto enable: the? reduced; diameter end-1 ctv one can?.`

4, so 75 tesznestysnugiyi into; their cuppedrim;l atgthesopf-,e-

posite end of another can'for connecting cansv together into groups for shipment or storage.

The end disc 4| has a anged portion 41, the outside diameter of which is a shade less than the inside diameter of the reduced diameter end of the preformed shell 43. This correlation makes it possible to slide the shell 43 over the rim portion 41 and to move the shell 43 longitudinally over the coil I6 until the outturned. end 4d of the cylindrical shell 43 comes in con-i tact with the rim 42 of the end disc 4U.

The disc 4G is connected to the shell 43 by spinning or turning the rim portion d2 over the outturned end 44 as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 7 and, if desired, by then turning the seam against the side of the can as shown at the left-hand end of Figure 9'. The cylindrical shell 43 is connected to the end disc 4I by spinning or bending the inturned end 45 of the shell 43 around the inwardly extending end of the flanged rim 4l. The seam may then be bent further, into the relation shown at the righthand end of Figure 9. This results in double seaming which when used with the proper seaming compound provides water-tight, air-tight seams.

Other methods of constructing the package include the use of a wrap-around shell of the proper length to t between the end discs and with turned beads or rims at the endsof the shell. In that case the outer edges of the end discs will be spun or turned around the beads or rims on the shell for connection therewith. Various other methods of constructing cans around the coil while it is wound around a mandrel and held between the flanges Il and IZ can be employed. The body or shell of the can may be provided with handles, or supports, such as a ring or rings 50 joined to the shell 43 by a bracket 5| that preferably is welded to the shell.

One construction for the mandrel l is shown in Figures '7 and 8. This form of mandrel includes a socket section 53 into which telescopes the end of a plug section 54. The reduced diameter end of the plug section 54 is slightly shorter than the socket in the section 53 so that the shoulder 56 at the end of the reduced diameter portion abuts against the end of thev socket section 53 and there is no groove between the outside surface of the sections 53 and 54.`

To hold the sections of the mandrel assembled a ball latch l may be provided in the plug portion 54 to engage a recess or opening 58 in the side wall of the socket into which the end of the mandrel section 54 extends. In another form the ball latch is replaced with a pin and the socket has an L-shaped slot in its inner wall to receive the pin and lock the assembled members together by a partial turn of the plug in the socket.

The outside surface of the mandrel section 53 desirably is provided with angularly spaced grooves 6D and a leaf or wire spring 6l is lo- [cated in each of these grooves 60. The springs '6l extend for substantially the full lengths of the grooves 6U and each spring may be held in place by a screw 63 located near one end of the spring. The purpose of these springs 6I is to prevent the'wrapping I8 from fitting around the mandrel so tightly that the mandrel is dilcult to remove after the wire has been wound and the package container constructed around the coil.

When a package made according to this invention contains wire that has very little stiffness the structure shown in Figure 10 can be used to 8. insure against snarling of the wire as it is payed out from the container. A cone 65 fits into the opening at the center of the coil I6 and is preferably of such length as to extend substantially halfway through the wire opening in the eyelet 3|. When using such a cone the eyelet 3l must be large enough to provide around all sides of the cone a clearance somewhat larger than the diameter of the wire within the package.

The cone 65 may be connected with a cap that fits over the lip 28 in the same way as the cap 29. This construction will be used with cans that are moved from place to place for supplying wire. If the can or package is used on a bench, or at some other fixed location, the cone 65 preferably is connected to the bench or other location by a bracket 61 which provides a support on which the can is placed when wire is to be withdrawn.

Although the invention has been described as ,fused with wire, it will be understood that it can be used with twisted wires'or other multi-conductor wire or cable in which two or more wires are laid together. Changes and modications can be made in the illustrated embodiments and some features of the invention can be used without others without departing from the invention as deined in the claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A package for an open-center coil from which wire is to be payed out from the center, said package comprising a helically wound lining for the open-center coil, said lining having a tab at its inner end and having its outer end connected to the lead end of the coil of wire, discs at opposite ends of the coil, at least one of which has a central opening providing access to said tab, and a shell around the outside of the coil connecting the end discs.

2. A package for an open-center coil of wire, said package comprising a collapsible, longitudinally split tubular liner around which the coil of wire is wound, discs at opposite ends of the split liner, at least one of said` discs having a central opening with a diameter equal to the inside diameter of the tubular liner, the inner end of the coil of wire being fastened to the liner, and an outside shell around the coil and secured to the end discs.

3. A container for a coil of wire that has a central opening from which wire is withdrawn, said container comprising end discs, at least one of which has a central outlet for the passage oi' wire, and at least one of which has a cupped rim portion of substantial depth into which the opposite end of a similar container can nest, and a cylindrical body or shell surrounding the coil and secured to the end discs, said body or shell having a reduced outside diameter at one end of a size to nest in a cupped rim portion similar to that at the other end of the container.

4. A package for a coil of Wire from which wire is payed out from an open core, said package including an end disc with an opening at its center of a diameter somewhat less than the diameter of the original open core of the coil, said opening having a rim extending longitudinally from the disc and curved outward to form a bead around the opening, a cover that fits over the opening in the disc and that has edge portions that snap over said bead to hold the cover on the package, and a sealing gasket in the cover compressed by the cover against said bead.

5. A sealed package for enclosing an opencenter wire coil from which wire is withdrawn at the center, said package comprising sheetmetal end discs in one of which there is an opening with a rounded lip across which the wire passes when pulled out through said opening, a cylindrical shell surrounding the coil and connected to the end discs by turned-over seams that join the shell to the end discs to form a can around the coil, lining Within the can between the coil of wire and the inside Wall of the shell, and a cover that ts said opening yand is held on the can by the rounded lip for sealing the can.

6. A package for a coil of wire from which wire is payed out from the center, said package cornprising discs at opposite ends of the coil, an outside shell surrounding the coil and connected with the discs, a rim portion surrounding a central opening through one of the discs, a bead on the rim portion, a removable cover having edge portions that engage the bead to hold the cover securely on the end discs, and an eyelet through the cover in substantial alignment with the axis of the coil of Wire.

'7. A package for an open-center coil of wire from the inside of which Wire is Withdrawn as needed, said package including end discs that hold the coil against axial displacement, center openings in said discs for access to the interior of the coil, a recess in one end disc providing clearance through which the outer end of the coil is passed inward to a location accessible through one of the center openings for connecting said outer end with the inner end of a subsequent coil, and covering means around the outside longitudinal surface of the coil including a shell with its opposite ends connected to the end discs to form a container.

8. A package for an open center coil of wire from the inside of which wire may be withdrawn as needed, said package including end discs that hold the coil against axial displacement, covering means around the outside longitudinal surface of the coil comprising a cylindrical shell with its opposite ends connected to the end discs to form a container enclosing the coil, one of said end discs having a central opening through which the Wire may be withdrawn, and the other end disc having a centrally disposed conical shaped member projecting inwardly therefrom with the apex of the cone extending into the central opening of the rst end disc, so as to prevent snarling of the wire during movement of the packaged coil and as the wire is withdrawn from the inside of the coil through the central opening in the rst disc.

JOI-IIN H. SMITH.

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